'Romantic' definitions:

Definition of 'romantic'

(from WordNet)
adjective
Belonging to or characteristic of Romanticism or the Romantic Movement in the arts; "romantic poetry" [syn: romantic, romanticist, romanticistic]
adjective
Expressive of or exciting sexual love or romance; "her amatory affairs"; "amorous glances"; "a romantic adventure"; "a romantic moonlight ride" [syn: amatory, amorous, romantic]
adjective
Not sensible about practical matters; idealistic and unrealistic; "as quixotic as a restoration of medieval knighthood"; "a romantic disregard for money"; "a wild-eyed dream of a world state" [syn: quixotic, romantic, wild- eyed]
noun
A soulful or amorous idealist
noun
An artist of the Romantic Movement or someone influenced by Romanticism [syn: romanticist, romantic] [ant: classicist]

Definition of 'Romantic'

From: GCIDE
  • Romantic \Ro*man"tic\, a. [F. romantique, fr. OF. romant. See Romance.]
  • 1. Of or pertaining to romance; involving or resembling romance; hence, fanciful; marvelous; extravagant; unreal; as, a romantic tale; a romantic notion; a romantic undertaking. [1913 Webster]
  • Can anything in nature be imagined more profane and impious, more absurd, and undeed romantic, than such a persuasion? --South. [1913 Webster]
  • Zeal for the good of one's country a party of men have represented as chimerical and romantic. --Addison. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. Entertaining ideas and expectations suited to a romance; as, a romantic person; a romantic mind. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. Of or pertaining to the style of the Christian and popular literature of the Middle Ages, as opposed to the classical antique; of the nature of, or appropriate to, that style; as, the romantic school of poets. [1913 Webster]
  • 4. Characterized by strangeness or variety; suggestive of adventure; suited to romance; wild; picturesque; -- applied to scenery; as, a romantic landscape. [1913 Webster]
  • Syn: Sentimental; fanciful; fantastic; fictitious; extravagant; wild; chimerical. See Sentimental. [1913 Webster]
  • The romantic drama. See under Drama. [1913 Webster]